May 19 Little Willy's

I’m going to tell
you now, this review is biased. Little Willy’s is my favourite café in Perth.
But I’m going to tell you why it should be yours too.

Little Willy’s is on William St in Northbridge, and has been since 2010. Opened
by the same people who run The Dancing Goat in Swanbourne (and now Bookend a
lil’ bit further down William St), it’s a little café tucked away next to Retro
Vinnie’s.

Little Willy’s has
some of my favourite baristas in Perth. They always look happy to be working
(except after a 10 hour nightmare shift) and are always happy to chat while you
wait for a coffee. I walk in before work, and they know what I’m ordering as
soon as I set foot in the door. Priced about the same as most Perth Café’s
(about $4.40 for a regular takeaway), the coffee is made with care and always well.

Delicious awakening beverage

They used to brew
Fiore beans, but when the (former) head roaster started his own brand they
stuck with the man who made their coffee! They have been using Pound beans
since the beginning of the year and they are some quality beans. I know that
taste is quite subjective, but I would say they are slightly bitter with a hint
of something fruity (I’m not a professional coffee taster, I don’t know the
specifics, I just drink alot of coffee). For the soy coffee lovers, they use Vitasoy milk, which I’m told is
one of the better soy milks for coffee.

If you’re out for
breakfast, Little Willy’s can hold their own. Everything they do with mushrooms
is great. Seriously, get the mushrooms with everything. Personal favourite of
mine is the two eggs on toast, can’t go wrong with that unless you don’t add
mushrooms.

It’s the little things that can take a good café and make it great. Personality
is definitely one of those things. Little Willy’s has oodles of it (yes,
oodles). If you want to try a new café, give Little Willy’s a chance. Good
service, good food, great coffee.

La Dispute are about to embark on a huge Australian tour that will see them play 15 shows all across the country. The tour will kick off here in WA, with successive shows at Amplifier Bar in Perth and the Newport Hotel in Fremantle on the 5th and 6th of September respectively. We were lucky enough to talk on the phone to drummer and founding member Brad Vander Lugt ahead of these shows. (Banner image by Micala Renee)